Hey there,
I've reviewed all the posts on this topic but felt I'd make a 2020 version as I'm having some confusion.
So I finally got my pipefish pair! Yay! My LFS got them in and I saw them eating well and being active at the store. The two I went with were acting quite "paired", following each other around, touching tails, and only splitting up for quick bites - seeming to hunt pods together.
We looked at their underbellies at the shop and one was very light, assuming female, and one was a darker yellow spot, assuming male. Though I didn't see the blue tint.
Once home I've obviously been staring at them a lot and noticed the one with a lighter belly (bigger of the two) does have two light yellow dots, not completely white belly, and the smaller one has the bigger and darker spot on its belly.
I'll try to get some pictures and update. Just curious of anyone who has more experience sexing the pipes has any input.
Overall I'm super excited to have them in the tank! They're doing a number on my pod population already and seem very active and healthy.
Thanks for any feedback!
I've reviewed all the posts on this topic but felt I'd make a 2020 version as I'm having some confusion.
So I finally got my pipefish pair! Yay! My LFS got them in and I saw them eating well and being active at the store. The two I went with were acting quite "paired", following each other around, touching tails, and only splitting up for quick bites - seeming to hunt pods together.
We looked at their underbellies at the shop and one was very light, assuming female, and one was a darker yellow spot, assuming male. Though I didn't see the blue tint.
Once home I've obviously been staring at them a lot and noticed the one with a lighter belly (bigger of the two) does have two light yellow dots, not completely white belly, and the smaller one has the bigger and darker spot on its belly.
I'll try to get some pictures and update. Just curious of anyone who has more experience sexing the pipes has any input.
Overall I'm super excited to have them in the tank! They're doing a number on my pod population already and seem very active and healthy.
Thanks for any feedback!